A Knife Indeed… August 17, 2007
Posted by balcoholic in Kappa Kappa Psi, Recruitment, Retention & Attrition.trackback
Ah yes… a knife there was. And it gave me a really sick feeling in wondering why we had finally (after a LONG meeting) decided to let him in. But I have to agree with Euclid’s Dog in saying that I think he was a success story. I think he was one of the cases where the chapter was good for him as well as he being good for the chapter.
I also like Euclid’s Dog’s idea of re-interviewing. It would have helped my guilt as an active definitely. But yes, you have to be VERY careful not to let it guilt you into letting them in.
To return back to other questions from the beggining, I don’t remember loosing many durning the period of being initiated. Did any of you ask what the reasons for leaving were? What were they? I think we lost one or two due to time committments but I only remember loosing people a year or two AFTER they were initiated… mainly due to the chapter going in a direction that they didn’t like (which is a WHOLE other can of worms).
Euclid’s Dog – Hello, hello!!! I was wondering if my story would give me away. :) Now I’m going to be wondering about you.
yes, your story gave you away :) You also failed to mention that that same bid night the chapter had to wait for 2 people to “finish what they were doing” and that for several years in a row, two prospectives were found together! fun times :) not sure I would agree on the Knife brother ending up good in the end, he was at least reliable…